Final
Iowa 16
(1-0, 1-0 away)
N Illinois 3
(0-1, 0-1 home)
3:30 PM ET, September 1, 2007
SOLDIER FIELD, CHICAGO, IL
Top Performers
Passing: J. Christensen (EIU) - 133 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing: A. Young (IOWA) - 23 CAR, 144 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: B. Davis (NIU) - 6 REC, 75 YDS
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Iowa at 15:00 | IOWA | NIU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa penalty 5 yard offside accepted, no play. | 13 | 3 | ||
| Justin Greiner kickoff for 59 yards returned by Marcus Perez for 16 yards to the NoIll 32. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Iowa drive: 2 plays -6 yards, 00:45 Iowa END HALF | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 15:00 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 32 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete. | 13 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 32 | Montell Clanton rush for 8 yards to the NoIll 40. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at NIU 40 | Dan Nicholson rush for 3 yards to the Iowa 44 for a 1ST down, Iowa penalty 13 yard personal foul accepted. | |||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 44 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Greg Turner for 41 yards to the Iowa 3 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at IOWA 3 | Northn Illinois penalty 5 yard false start on Reed Cunningham accepted. | |||
| 1st and Goal at IOWA 8 | Justin Anderson rush for no gain to the Iowa 8. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at IOWA 8 | Dan Nicholson pass intercepted by Charles Godfrey at the Iowa 4, returned for 24 yards to the Iowa 28. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NoIll drive: 6 plays 60 yards, 02:35 NoIll INT | ||||
| Iowa at 12:12 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 28 | Albert Young rush for 11 yards to the Iowa 39 for a 1ST down. | 13 | 3 | |
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 39 | Albert Young rush for 3 yards to the Iowa 42. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at IOWA 42 | Damian Sims rush for 3 yards to the Iowa 45. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at IOWA 45 | Jake Christensen pass incomplete. | |||
| 4th and 4 at IOWA 45 | Ryan Donahue punt for 40 yards, returned by Greg Turner for 5 yards to the NoIll 20. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Iowa drive: 4 plays 17 yards, 02:00 Iowa PUNT | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 10:12 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 20 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Reed Cunningham for 7 yards to the NoIll 27. | 13 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 3 at NIU 27 | Dan Nicholson rush for no gain, fumbled at the NoIll 25, recovered by Dan Nicholson at the NoIll 25. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at NIU 25 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Justin Anderson for 3 yards to the NoIll 28. | |||
| 4th and 2 at NIU 28 | Chris Nendick punt for 34 yards punt out-of-bounds at the Iowa 48, Northn Illinois penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NoIll drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 01:59 NoIll PUNT | ||||
| Iowa at 8:13 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 48 | Damian Sims rush for 16 yards to the NoIll 36 for a 1ST down. | 13 | 3 | |
| 1st and 10 at NIU 36 | Jake Christensen pass complete to James Cleveland for 18 yards to the NoIll 18 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 18 | Damian Sims rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NoIll 20. | |||
| 2nd and 12 at NIU 20 | Jake Christensen pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 12 at NIU 20 | Jake Christensen pass incomplete. | |||
| 4th and 12 at NIU 20 | Austin Signor 37 yard field goal MISSED, Iowa penalty illegal shift declined. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Iowa drive: 6 plays 32 yards, 02:00 Iowa FGA | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 6:13 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 20 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete. | 13 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 20 | Dan Nicholson pass complete to Reed Cunningham for 6 yards to the NoIll 26. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at NIU 26 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete. | |||
| 4th and 4 at NIU 26 | Chris Nendick punt for 36 yards, returned by Andy Brodell for 6 yards to the Iowa 44. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NoIll drive: 3 plays 6 yards, 00:30 NoIll PUNT | ||||
| Iowa at 5:43 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 44 | Albert Young rush for 6 yards to the 50 yard line. | 13 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 4 at NIU 50 | Jake Christensen pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at NIU 50 | Jake Christensen pass complete to Tony Moeaki for 9 yards to the NoIll 41 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 41 | Albert Young rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 34. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at NIU 34 | Albert Young rush for 11 yards to the NoIll 23 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 23 | Jake Christensen pass complete to Tony Moeaki for 8 yards to the NoIll 15. | |||
| 2nd and 2 at NIU 15 | Albert Young rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 12 for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 12 | Jake Christensen pass incomplete to Andy Brodell. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at NIU 12 | Jake Christensen pass incomplete to Andy Brodell. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at NIU 12 | Jake Christensen pass complete to Andy Brodell for 7 yards to the NoIll 5. | |||
| 4th and 3 at NIU 5 | Austin Signor 22 yard field goal GOOD. | 16 | 3 | |
| Justin Greiner kickoff for 61 yards returned by Marcus Perez for 2 yards to the NoIll 11. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: Iowa drive: 11 plays 51 yards, 04:18 Iowa FG | ||||
| Northern Illinois at 1:17 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at NIU 11 | Montell Clanton rush for 7 yards to the NoIll 18. | 16 | 3 | |
| 2nd and 3 at NIU 18 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at NIU 18 | Dan Nicholson pass incomplete, broken up by Mitch King. | |||
| 4th and 3 at NIU 18 | Andy Dittbenner punt for 47 yards, returned by Andy Brodell for 14 yards to the Iowa 49. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: NoIll drive: 3 plays 7 yards, 00:59 NoIll PUNT | ||||
| Iowa at 0:18 | IOWA | NIU | ||
| 1st and 10 at IOWA 49 | Damian Sims rush for 16 yards to the NoIll 45, Iowa penalty 10 yard holding on Tony Moeaki accepted. | 16 | 3 | |
| 1st and 10 at NIU 45 | Damian Sims rush for 3 yards to the NoIll 42. | |||
| End of 3rd Quarter | ||||
